1. the act of beating or striking repeatedly with a cudgel or club
Usage: archaic; literary

Examples

• The guards were accused of becudgeling the prisoners during the riot.
• In the old tale, the hero endured a terrible becudgeling but refused to surrender.
• The becudgeling of the wooden door left deep marks across its surface.
• Medieval texts describe the becudgeling of enemies as a common form of combat.
• He complained bitterly about the becudgeling he received from the angry mob.